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R, FULLER.

-TOY GUN.

APPLICATION FILED $55.21, 1921 Patented May 3, 1921.

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TOY cam.

To all whom it may concern. Be it known that LRor FULLER, a citizen of.the United States, residing atISt. Paul 1n .the county of Ramsey and.State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Toy Gun, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to. toy pistols and the object is to (provide anovel, simple and easily operate device of said'class which ispractically harmless and provides amusement for young and old in targetpractice.-

In the .drawmg: Figure l is a top view of the device. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional elevation on line 22 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front end view of the pistol. Fig. 4 is a side view on areduced scale to show more clearly the arrangement of the rubber. bands.

.. Fig. 5 is Fig. 4 with the arrangement of the rubber band or bandsmodified.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals, 5 designates the stockor body of the pistol and may be made of iron, wood or other materialand provided with a handle 6.

The barrel or bore .7 extends throughout the entire length of the bodyand upon the front portion of it is mounted a magazine 8 in which peasor similar projectiles 9 are placed. The top of the magazine is closedby a resilient arm 10 having one end looped at 11 for a headed pivot 12,and the other end bent upward to form a nail catch 13 by which to swingthe arm on the pivot so as to open or close the magazine.

Slidable in the bore is a plunger or ejecting rod 14 having its rear endprovided with a cross head 15 having a groove 16 and made a little widerthan the thickness of the stock so that there will be clearances 17betweenthe stock and the two strands of an endless rubber band 18 bywhichthe ejector rod is operated; said band engaging in a groove 16 inhead 15 and a groove or notch 20 in the front end of the stock.

Slidable in a channel21 in the lower part of the stock, in which it hassome vertical play, is a trigger bar 22 carrying a trigger 23 which proects downwardly through a slot 24 in the stock and is at all times impelled-upwardly and forwardly by an endless rubber band 25 (see Fig. 4)engaging a.notch 26 in the upper part of the front end of'the stock andthe rear side of the trigger and is held fairly clear of sidesSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 3, 1921.

Application filed February 21, 1921. Serial No. 446,550.

of the stock by resting in notches 27 in lateral projections 28 on thetrigger. Said trlgger bar 22 has its top side provided with a shortembossmentor rib 29 slidable in a narrow slit 30 in the stock readytqengage wlth its angular ends the angular terminals of a notch 31 inthe lower side of the ejector rod 14.- The rear end of the trigger baris formed with an incline 32 (see Fig. 2) adapted to engage a fixed pin33 and thereby disengage the tri ger bar from the notch 31 at the momento firing.

In the operation of the device, after the magazine 8 has been loaded theoperator holding the handle 6 in the hand pulls thetrigger 23rearwardly'by the forefinger of the same hand holding the handle; thispulling retracting the trigger and the ejector rod 14 until the frontend of the latter perinto the barrel 7. Further pulling of the triggerbrings the incline 32 against pin 33 and disengages the trigger bar fromthe ejector rod, allowing the latter to be thrown forward by theband 18and thereby toshoot the bullet a considerable distance through the air.As soon as the pulling on the trigger is released the rubber band 25will restore the trigger rod to engaged position with the notch 31 inejector rod- 14 and thus the pistol is ready for thenext pull at the triger.

n the modification Fig. 5 the rubber bands are only one endless bandforming the strands 18 and 25 at each side of the stock. To enablestrand 25 to increase the shooting force of strand 18 the band ismovable over a roller 34 rotatingon a stud 35, the arrangement shown inFig. 5 being of course the same on both sides of the pistol. If the gunis one of considerable length and strong force the strand 25 may be aninelastic cord secured at 36 to a very strong elastic band 18".

In the manufacture of the pistol the same may have its main body formedof a right and a left half divided centrally and secured together byscrews or in a cheaper grade by rivets 37. This is especially convenientwhen the pistol is made of wood, since the bore 7 and channels 21 andslots 24.- and 30 may then be planed or milled out cheaply half and halfin each part before the parts are secured together. Theplunger 14 may110 have the top side of its frontend slightly beveled as at 19 sothatwhen a small bullet mits one bullet 9 to pass from the magazine V pus aa I 1,376,867

is crowded by a larger one, that part of the of the trigger bar, elasticmeans for holdlar er bullet projecting into the bore will be ing saidtrig r bar normally upward and 25 ied back by bevel 19 when the firingforward, an automatic means for disentakes place. p v gaging itfrom theejector bar when pulled What I claim 1s: to firing pOSltiOll, and a,magazine arranged 1. In a am of the class described, a stock toautomatically feed bullets into the barrel having a tire length to forma barrel and having belatter isretracted.

low said barrel a longitudinal channel with 2. The Structure specifiedin claim 1, and

. rear end a notched head adapted to stop 3. The structure's'pecified inclaim 1, said an upward slit extending the bore and means for holdingthe elastic elements clear a downward slit for a trlgger, an ejector ofthe sides of the stock to prevent chafing rod 'slidable in the barreland having at its and friction. 35

agalnst the rear end ofthe stock, a rubber magazine compris' a verticaltube fixed e cord engaging in the notch of the head and upon. the top ofthe barrel and opening into extending at both sides of the stock andatthe same, and having a pivoted swingable extending throughout its eninfront of the ejector rod whenever thef 30 I tached to the front end ofit, said rod having keeper upon its top to prevent escape of the 4b inits lower side a notch; a trigger movable bullets.

- in-the lower slit and having a rod slidable 4. The structure specifiedin claim 1, said wardly and to limit the forwardmov'ement 7 ROY in thechannel with some vertical play thereejector rod having the 'top side ofits front in, and provided with a lug arranged to enend beveled, for thepurpose set forth.

gage in the notch of the rod to pull it rear- In testimony whereof Iaflix nlgy si natfilre. 45

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